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Sustainability = Security: The Next Mission for America's Vets

Dylan Ratigan | Posted May 26, 2012

Read More: Energy, Sustainability, Veterans, Video, Iraq Veterans, John Hofmeister, Memorial Day, Liz Perez, Memorial Day 2012

As our nation starts to draw down the wars overseas, over a million vets will be re-entering civilian life over the next five years -- one of the largest in our country's recent history.

This Memorial Day weekend, we are focusing on the next mission facing our war...

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Context Is Everything

Kim Witman | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Don Giovanni, Wolf Trap Opera Company, Mozart Don Giovanni, Mozart The Marriage Of Figaro, Music Context, Music Criticism, The Marriage Of Figaro

This post about the ways in which Mozart's Don Giovanni was received at its premieres was sketched out and ready to go when Tuesday's news of the kerfuffle between the Metropolitan Opera and the trade mag Opera News broke out.

Music criticism has been...

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Telework Tipping Point

Josh Sawislak | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Telework Exchange, Management, Technology, Telecommuting, Telework, Telework Week, Telework Week 2012, Tipping Point

In his internationally acclaimed book on social trends, Malcolm Gladwell defines the "tipping point" as an idea or behavior's critical mass or point at which the power of its growth drives the expansion. He uses a metaphor, thinking of an idea or behavior like a virus in an epidemic --...

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Remembering the Dogs of War

Cesar Millan | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Memorial Day, Afghanistan War Dogs, Dogs Of War, Memorial Day 2012, Memorial Day Weekend, War Dogs

This Monday is Memorial Day, when many of us will spend a nice long weekend with our families hanging out at the beach, having a picnic in the park, or grilling in the backyard. School's almost out and summer's almost here. Sometimes in all the fun, it's easy to forget...

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Dumb Rich People

Alan Grayson | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Barack Obama, Joe Ricketts, Joe Ricketts Obama, Koch Brothers, Koch Brothers Obama, Obama Economy, Stock Market, Obama Koch, Rich People

A few weeks ago, it was reported that some right-wing rich guys' club had pledged $100 million to defeat President Obama. The Koch Brothers led the way, pledging $60 million, which is pocket change, when your net worth is $50,000,000,000.00.

Leaving aside the obvious issue -- the estate...

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Who Invented Memorial Day?

Jim Downs | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: African Americans, African-American Issues, Memorial Day, South Carolina, U.S, U.S.A, United States, Americans, Charleston, Civil War, Culture, Dc, Logan, Memorial Day Weekend, U.s. History, Washington

As Americans enjoy the holiday weekend, does anyone know how Memorial Day originated?

On May 1, 1865, freed slaves gathered in Charleston, South Carolina to commemorate the death of Union soldiers and the end of the American Civil War. Three years later, General John Logan issued a special order...

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Penises Make Me Laugh

Chris Krapek | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Full-Frontal Nudity, Male Full-Frontal Nudity, Nudity, Nudity In Film, Penis, Penis Humor, Penis Jokes, Penises, Sacha Baron Cohen Nudity, The Dictator, The Dictator Movie

I have a penis.

After several careful calculations, I think I've roughly seen it a few millions times in my life. I've never considered it to be that humorous. Penises, out of context, aren't inherently funny, are they? Situational penises can be funny, I guess. Shrinkage, sexual malfunction, size...

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Directors: Intouchables Not About Race

Marshall Fine | Posted May 25, 2012

If the same proportion of people in the United States saw The Avengers as the percentage of French citizens who have seen The Intouchables, the Marvel super-hero-fest would have grossed well over $1 billion domestically (instead of slightly less than half of that).

As it is, The Intouchables, opening in...

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Game of Thrones and True Bravery [SPOILER ALERT!]

Jaimal Yogis | Posted May 25, 2012

Like much of the planet right now, I'm obsessed with HBO's fantasy series, Game of Thrones. I think about it pretty much every waking minute, but there was a moment in last Sunday's episode that has really stuck with me. It even puts a lump in my throat.

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Bandolero Opens: Mike Isabella Proves Why He's Top Chef (PHOTOS)

Erin Ruberry | Posted May 25, 2012

Bandolero, one of D.C.'s most anticipated new restaurants, opened last night in Georgetown and proved why Mike Isabella is among the city's hottest chefs.

The Top Chef season 6 contestant and Top Chef: All-Stars runner-up threw open the doors to his Mexican small plates restaurant just months...

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How to Forget on Memorial Day

Tom Engelhardt | Posted May 24, 2012

Read More: Veterans, 2012-Memorial-Day Weekend, Afghanistan War, Memorial Day, Memorial Day 2012, Memorial Day Deaths, Memorial Day Travel, Obama War In Afghanistan

Whistling Past the Graveyard of Empires

Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com

It’s the saddest reading around: the little announcements that dribble out of the Pentagon every day or two -- those terse, relatively uninformative death notices: rank; name; age; small town, suburb, or second-level city of...

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New Report Paints Vivid Picture of Abuse Among Homeless Youth

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted May 24, 2012

I look at the figures on my screen, and all I can see is the challenge ahead. Nearly half the young people entering our shelter in Washington, D.C. report having been physically abused, sexually abused, or both. The people they were supposed to trust most in the world caused them...

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Tell the EPA You Support Carbon Pollution Protections

Mary Anne Hitt | Posted May 24, 2012

Read More: Energy, Sierra Club, Coal, Environment, Environmental Health, Environmental Protection Agency, Epa

At public hearings in Chicago and Washington, D.C. yesterday, supporters, public health officials, and scientists are testifying in favor of the Environmental Protection Agency's Carbon Pollution Standard, the first-ever limit on life-threatening carbon pollution from power plants.

Thousands of Americans have already spoken out via email in support of these...

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Bain and the Inside-the-Beltway Gang

Mike Lux | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Mitt Romney Bain Capital, Bain Capital, Bain-Romney, Cory Booker Bain, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Obama Bain, Obama Bain Capital

When I worked in the Clinton White House, I was always struck by how far off the conventional wisdom usually was in terms of how President Clinton's big speeches played with the public. For the State of the Union and other big speeches, there was almost an exact inverse reaction...

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Mixed Messages

John Merrow | Posted May 24, 2012

Read More: Florida-Test-Scores, High School Testing, High-Stakes Testing, Standardized Testing, Teacher Tests, Test Scores

Lately, I have been living a bipolar life. Here's why: Our production company, Learning Matters, has two editing rooms, and the sounds emanating from them couldn't be more different.

You want to become a civil rights leader? Become a teacher. You want to get involved in the greatest chapter...

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The Most Honest Commencement Speech You'll Never Hear

Lisa Bloom | Posted May 23, 2012

Read More: College Commencement, College Commencement Speech, College Graduation, College Graduation Speech, Commencement, Commencement Speech, Graduation, Graduation Speech

Graduation season is upon us, and with it all the speeches about shooting for the moon, going for the gold, nothing is impossible, yada yada. I myself have delivered three such college commencement addresses in recent years.

But as I've spent the last year crunching the numbers and talking...

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Raising Expectations -- and the Dropout Age -- in Maryland

John Bridgeland | Posted May 23, 2012

Read More: High School Dropouts, Education, Governors, High-School-Dropout-Age, Maryland

Coauthored by John Bridgeland and Betty Morgan

One in five students in Maryland does not graduate from high school on time. In some high schools, the rate is closer to one in two. The dropout crisis in Maryland comes at tremendous costs to individuals, taxpayers, and the state....

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National Monument to Peace and Peacemakers

Warren J. Blumenfeld | Posted May 23, 2012

Read More: Martin Luther King, Vietnam Memorial, Washington DC, Memorials, Monuments, Peace, Peacemakers, Politics

Washington, D.C. is one of the most popular tourist destinations not only within the United States, but internationally as well. Millions of people from across the globe come to our nation's capital expecting to see its glowing history and remarkable educational treasures, its breathtaking artwork and gleaming architecture, and, of...

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Memorial Day Celebrations: 4 Tips for the Perfect Soirée

Matthew David Hopkins | Posted May 23, 2012

Want to throw the party of the season, but feel fresh out of ideas? With Memorial Day this weekend and many more reasons to celebrate this summer, try my "perfectly imperfect" approach to entertaining and your guests will remember your celebration for years to come.

Here are my 4...

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Trulia's Housing Barometer: Recovery Slowly, Steadily Pushes Ahead

Jed Kolko | Posted May 22, 2012

Read More: Existing Home Sales, Housing Trends, New Construction, Real Estate, Foreclosures, Housing, Housing Data, Housing Market

Each month Trulia's Housing Barometer charts how quickly the housing market is moving back to "normal." We summarize three key housing market indicators: new construction starts (Census), existing-home sales (NAR) and the delinquency-plus-foreclosure rate (LPS First Look). For each indicator, we compare this month's...

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